Queen's 'Killer Queen' Resurfaces

"Killer Queen" was written by Freddie Mercury and appeared on Queen's 1974 album *Sheer Heart Attack*. The song became Queen's first US hit, reaching number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK, it peaked at number two. The song is about a "high-class call girl". Mercury said the song is about showing that "classy people can be whores as well". He also said he would rather people interpret the song in their own way. Brian May considered "Killer Queen" a turning point for Queen. He said that it was the song that best summed up their kind of music. The song helped solidify their success. The song contains the line "Let them eat cake" which is a phrase attributed to Marie Antoinette. The phrase was used to demonstrate the high level at which the subject of the song sells her services. A tribute band called Killer Queen, fronted by Patrick Myers, has been performing Queen's music since 1993. Myers' resemblance to Freddie Mercury has been described as "spooky". The tribute band plays many of the same venues that Queen played during their peak.